Lilisa Mimms
Lilisa Mimms was an at-large member of the Paterson Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Mimms assumed office in 2014. Mimms left office in 2017.
Mimms ran for election for an at-large seat of the Paterson City Council in New Jersey. Mimms won in the general election on May 8, 2018.
Mimms was an at-large representative on the Paterson Board of Education in New Jersey. She did not seek re-election in 2017.
Biography
Mimms has served as a pastor with New Beginnings Christian Outreach Ministries.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Paterson City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Paterson City Council At-large on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maritza Davila (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 5,557 | |
| ✔ |  | Lilisa Mimms (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 4,967 |
| ✔ |  | Flavio Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 4,613 |
| Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 4,127 | ||
| Kenneth McDaniel (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 3,474 | ||
| Juan “Mitch” Santiago (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 3,367 | ||
| Aslon Goow Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 3,170 | ||
| Zellie Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 2,849 | ||
| Bernard Jones (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 2,233 | ||
| Douglas Maven (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 1,667 | ||
| Casey Melvin (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 1,665 | ||
| Fatima Bell (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 1,433 | ||
| Davon Roberts (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 1,142 | ||
| Angela Muhammad (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 1,107 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 123 | ||
| Total votes: 41,494 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nelly Celi (Nonpartisan)
2014
- See also: Paterson Public Schools elections (2014)
The election in Paterson featured four at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Chrystal Cleaves and Jonathan Hodges ran against challengers Khader Abuassab, Koyes Ahmed, Emanuel D. Capers, Nelly Celi, Lilisa Mimms, and Taj Uddin for the three seats with full three-year terms. Board member Wendy Guzman did not file for re-election.
Although Abuassab still appeared on the ballot, he was removed from consideration by the Passaic County superintendent of elections on October 22, 2014, because he used a non-residential address on his voter registration form. If he had won a seat, he would not have been allowed to join the board.[2]
Incumbent Flavio Rivera ran unopposed for an unexpired two-year term. After Alex Mendez left the board to join the city council, Rivera was appointed to fill the position until the November 2014 election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Chrystal Cleaves Incumbent |
21.2% | 4,175 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lilisa Mimms |
16.5% | 3,250 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Hodges Incumbent |
16.5% | 3,249 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nelly Celi | 13% | 2,562 | |
| Nonpartisan | Emanuel Capers | 10.6% | 2,094 | |
| Nonpartisan | Koyes Ahmed | 9.6% | 1,883 | |
| Nonpartisan | Khader Abuassab | 8.3% | 1,629 | |
| Nonpartisan | Taj Uddin | 4% | 789 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 34 | |
| Total Votes | 19,665 | |||
| Source: Passaic County Clerk, "Official Results - 2014 General Elections," accessed November 12, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Mimms did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]
Endorsements
Mimms did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
Campaign themes
2014
Mimms published her platform on her campaign website:
| “ | “The Right F.I.T.”
Family and Community Engagement “It takes a village to raise a child” Old African Proverb
Information “When people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government” Thomas Jefferson
Transformational Leadership Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them” John Maxwell
|
” |
| —Lilisa Mimms campaign website (2014)[5] | ||
See also
- New Jersey elections, 2018
- Paterson Public Schools, New Jersey
- Paterson Public Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Paterson Press, "The quiet campaign: so far little activity in Paterson’s first November school election," October 21, 2014
- ↑ Paterson Times, "School board candidate’s voter registration revoked, nullifying his run," October 22, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Standard Search," accessed October 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Lilisa Mimms for Paterson School Board Commissioner," accessed October 16, 2014
| 2014 Paterson Public Schools Elections | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large (3-year term): • Incumbent, Chrystal Cleaves • Incumbent, Jonathan Hodges • Khader Abuassab • Koyes Ahmed • Emanuel Capers • Nelly Celi • Lilisa Mimms • Taj Uddin At-large (2-year term): • Incumbent, Flavio Rivera |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
